Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 12/24/2014 - 07:21
Paper No. 5850 Dated 24-Dec-2014
By Col. R. Hariharan
[Answers to questions raised by an international news agency on the subject in an e-mail interview on Dec 23rd.]
Any narrative on Sri Lanka would be incomplete if India's overwhelming influence in Sri Lanka is not considered. It comes from India's huge geographic size, economic strength and global political influence from times immemorial.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 12/16/2014 - 07:08
Paper No. 5843 Dated 16-Dec-2014
By Col. R. Hariharan
After President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his surprise challenger Maithripala Sirisena, General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), who quit his office as Minister, filed their nominations for the Presidential election on January 8, 2015 the contest has become exciting.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 12/05/2014 - 10:10
Paper No. 5839 Dated 05-Dec-2014
By Dr. Parasaran Rangarajan
The focus of this paper is to highlight the need for economic independence combined with political support of India when seeking autonomy in the context of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 12/01/2014 - 05:44
Paper No. 5834 Dated 01-Dec-2014
Guest Column by Dr Kumar David
This piece is premised on the assumption that President Mahinda Rajapakse (Mahinda) may be defeated on 8 January 2015, which is not the same as saying it is a certainty - that is too early to judge since the Maithripala Sirisena (Maithri) challenge needs to prove its endurance.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 11/18/2014 - 06:02
Paper No. 5822 Dated 18-Nov-2014
Col. R. Hariharan
Text of an E-mail interview with Dr Parasaran Rangarajan, editor-in-chief of the International Law Journal of London, on November 16, 2014 is reproduced here.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 11/10/2014 - 06:01
Paper No. 5819 Dated 10-Nov-2014
By Col. R. Hariharan
Sri Lanka Deputy Minister Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan, known as Karuna Amman in his earlier incarnation as LTTE commander of Batticaloa, accused the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) of rape and killings during its war against the LTTE in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 90.
Speaking in Parliament on November 4, he said the IPKF had raped several Tamil women and also killed Tamils and “there is evidence for that.”
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 11/10/2014 - 05:57
Paper No. 5818 Dated 10-Nov-2014
By Col. R. Hariharan
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